Garden hose stand



April 16, 1935.

J. R. HAMMONS 1,997,823

GARDEN HOSE STAND Filed May 8, 1935 ATTORNEYJ Patented Apr. 15, 1935 UNITED STAT-ES eArsNr car es t it 1,991,323

GARDEN nose errant) John R. Hammons, La Fayette, Ind.

Application May 8, 1933, Serial No. 669,919

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One feature of the invention relates to an ad-' justable hose clamp mounted upon the upper end of the stand in which a garden hose may be readily secured or removed and adjusted in position to direct the stream over the desired area through the medium of the usual nozzle.

Another feature of the invention resides in the provision of a hook-like member secured to the stand adjacent the base through which the hose may be passed so that the stand may be pulled over the lawn directly by the hose without being tipped over, said hook member further acting to prevent the clamped or adjusted position of the hose from being affected in pulling the stand over the ground thereby.

The full nature of the invention will be understood from the accompanying drawing and the following description and claim:

In the drawing, Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the stand showing a garden hose adjustably mounted thereon. Fig. 2 is an enlarged front elevation thereof showing a portion broken away and a portion in cross section. Fig. 3 is a plan View of the stand.

In the drawing there is illustrated a hose stand comprising a base 10 having an upright standard II. The base is relatively heavy and formed of cast iron while the standard H is a pipe-like structure or metal tube threaded at its lower end so as to screw into the base and, therefore, be removed therefrom, as indicated at l2. The upper end of the standard is flattened to provide a head l3 having opposite flat surfaces to receive a hose clamping unit.

The clamping unit is supported upon the head I3 by a bolt M extending through an aperture formed therein. The bolt carries on one side of the head an annular disk washer i5 and a clamping member it. On the other side of the head a hand wheel H is threaded on the bolt for rigidly locking the clamp it in adjusted position. Said hand wheel is provided with internal screw threads engaging the screw threads on the bolt (Cl. Zeb--29) I l. Thus, when the head of the bolt I4 is drawn inwardly by the hand wheel, the hose support is clamped and held rigidly in adjusted position, whereas when it is loosened by means of said hand wheel, adjustment may be made of the clamp to any desiredposition.

The clamp it is substantially U-shaped and formed of spring metal having at its outer free ends the jaws i3 and 19 with their outer ends hanged in opposite directions, as indicated at The jaws are so curved as to receive and su stantially conform to the curvature of the hose 2! supported thereby. The inner end of the U-shapedolamp embraces the square head of the bolt Hi so as to prevent relative turning thereof. Thus, the clamp may be rotated about the'axis of the bolt when the hand wheel ll is loosened and secured in any angular position to obtain the desired elevation of the hose and consequently the stream. discharged from the spray nozzle 22. The

disk i5 is of a diameter substantially equal to the width of the clamp so that there is frictional engagement therebetween throughout the adjacent surface of the clamp.

Extending through the opposite portions of the clamp intermediate the jaws and bolt 14 there is a tension bolt 23 having a head 24 extending upwardly into a tension hand wheel 25 into which it is screw threaded. The wheel 25 bears upon the side of the clamp through a washer 25, while a compression spring 2! surrounding the bolt within the clamp bears in the opposite direction under spring tension. Thus, upon rotating the hand wheel 25 in one direction, a clamping tension is exerted upon the hose for securing it between the jaws l8 and i9, whereas rotating the hand wheel 25 in the opposite direction permits the spring 2! to force the jaws apart to release the hose.

At the bottom oi. the stand adjacent the base, there is a hose hook 28 which is secured to the upright standard I l with which the hose is engaged for securing it directly to the stand adjacent the base. Thus, the length of the hose from the hydrant to the hose stand is directly connected therewith adjacent the base of the standard rather than being connected through the clamp at the top thereof. This arrangement permits of the hose being employed to pull the stand to different positions over a lawn without efiecting the clamping adjustment or tipping the stand. This means of securing the hose directly to the stand adjacent the base is most important in permitting of ready movement by the operator from a remote position.

The invention claimed is:

An adjustable garden hose stand including an annular supporting base, an upright tubular standard removably secured thereto having a flattened head at the top thereof, a supporting bolt extending through said head, a friction wheel threaded on one end thereof positioned to engage one face of the flattened standard, a U-shaped spring hose clamp adjacent the other face of said standard provided with oppositely-disposed clamping jaws conforming substantially to the curvature of a hose, the head of said bolt being engaged Within said U-shaped clamp for frictionally securing it against the opposite side of said flattened face from the friction wheel, a tension bolt extending through said clamp, a tension hand wheel screw threaded thereon in engagement with the outer portion of the clamp for forcing said jaws into clamping position, a spring surrounding said bolt within the clamp tending to open said jaws when released by said hand wheel, and a hook secured to said standard adjacent said base through Which the hose secured by said clamp is adapted to pass for directly connecting said hose with the stand adjacent the base thereof.

JOHN R. HAMMONS. 

